The programme then showed an excerpt from the first time Ashley met Jeremy around seven years ago.

It showed Ashley performing with a modern day Rat Pac singing troupe. The group bases itself on the Las Vegas casino scene.

Mr Kyle said: “Many things have changed. This young man is now 17 years of age and he’s back to talk about his life as a teenager with Treachers Collins Syndrome.

“It’s wonderful to meet up with a truly amazing man. We do these shows all the time but to meet somebody after all this time is absolutely amazing.”

Ashley had a difficult time growing up. He's now coping with his condition a lot better

Moving on to talk to Ashley himself, Mr Kyle said: “We can talk about the 30 operations but I’d like to talk about school and the difficulties you had because we know there’s a campaign that you’re involved in.”

At this point Ashley started to cry. But he eventually manages to talk about his own experiences of bullying.

He said: “It was hard. To go home every day crying to my parents was really hard.”

Ashley has appeared on Loose Women and Jeremy Kyle

Asked if there were people around him that provided support, he said: “Yes, mainly my family.”

Soon after this Mr Kyle invited Ashley’s mother, father and brother, Louise, Michael and Bradley on to the show.

He asked Louise how the bullying affected her as a parent.

To which she replied: “Ashley wasn’t always honest with us. He didn’t tell us all the time.

“It was only really in the later years that he came out and told us how bad it was.”